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Lightning strike causes fire that destroys large Lily home

A lightening strike is being blamed for a fire that gutted a home on Spring Cut Road in Lily Thursday night.
Lily Firefighters were called to the home at the corner of Spring Cut Road and Southern Magnolia Road about 5 p.m.

Police discover handicapped child in southern Laurel County home with meth lab, six arrested

On Sunday June 5, 2011 at approximately 12:43 AM, a joint investigation by the Two Rivers Drug Task Force and Kentucky State Police, led officers to a residence located on KY 1223 south in southern Laurel County.

Posted On 08 Jun 2011
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Ducks race in Williamsburg to benefit American Cancer Society

More than 250 rubber ducks took to the lazy river at Kentucky Splash Water Park Saturday in the fourth annual race to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Corbin Relay for Life unites survivors and those fighting cancer

Margaret Thomas and Ellen Powers are friends who have one big thing in common.

Man attacked by drunk bicyclist agrees to let assault charge be dropped

Paul D. Jackson may have headbutted, tackled and beat his friend, Jimmy Cox in a dispute over money, but Cox didn't hold a grudge as he agreed to a motion at Jackson's preliminary hearing Tuesday to dismiss the assault charge.

Final Corbin chop shop suspect gets leniency from judge

The last of six defendants accused of conspiring to organize and operate a motor vehicle "chop shop" in Laurel County in 2008-09 was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court by Judge Amul Thapar.

Posted On 08 Jun 2011
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Officials discuss impact of penal code reforms at Williamsburg forum

About 50 people attended a Whitley County UNITE Coalition forum Monday evening to discuss the impact of Kentucky's new 150-page penal code reform act, and whether the pros of the new law outweigh the cons of it.

Posted On 08 Jun 2011

Corbin man dies following motorcycle accident at I-75 Exit 29 early Saturday morning

A Corbin man is dead following a gruesome late-night motorcycle crash at I-75 Exit 29 Saturday.

UPDATED: Friends and colleagues remember Braden as kind, dedicated

The area's most senior Circuit Judge died Friday at a Corbin hospital following a prolonged battle with stomach cancer, and friends and colleagues are remembering him this week as a kind, patient man who loved his family, supported his community, and showed uncommon ...

Local mother recalls harrowing escape from burning trailer

Just a day after she escaped her burning mobile home in Rockholds, by jumping out a window, Mary Hambrick sat in the living room of her mother-in-law's trailer some 30 yards behind the still smoldering rubble and wondered about her future.

Posted On 03 Jun 2011
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